
Release Date
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Original Release
March 29, 1991
2h 1m
The Five Heartbeats (1991)
⭐ 7.4121 min
Overview
In the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improves, turns pro, and rises to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way, however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of the music industry.
Director

Robert Townsend
Department: Acting
⭐Popularity: 6.3
Cast

Robert Townsend
Duck
⭐6.3

Michael Wright
Eddie
⭐3.1

Leon
J.T.
⭐0.5

Harry Lennix
Dresser
⭐0.8

Tico Wells
Choirboy
⭐5.5

Diahann Carroll
Eleanor Potter
⭐0.6

Harold Nicholas
Sarge
⭐1.3

John Canada Terrell
Michael 'Flash' Turner
⭐4.6
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Chuck Patterson
Jimmy Potter
⭐0.9

Hawthorne James
Big Red
⭐0.3
Genres
DramaMusic
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